Legislature honors U.S. Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods

With the passage of legislation this week, a permanent roadside marker will honor U.S. Navy SEAL and Oregon City High School graduate Tyrone Woods, who died from his injuries on Sept. 12, after defending the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in the Sept, 11, 2012, terrorist attack.

House Bill 3494 passed unanimously on April 29 to place a memorial sign for Woods at Milepost 2 along Highway 213 in Oregon City. State representatives Brent Barton (D-Oregon City) and Bill Kennemer (R-Canby) co-sponsored the bill.

Ed Croft, the brother of Tyrones mother, Cheryl Croft Bennett, joined the representatives at the capitol in Salem to celebrate the passage of the legislation.

She thought that her sons actions were about doing the right thing at the right time, Kennemer said. Flowers wilt and die, but this roadside memorial will always be there to remind folks of his supreme sacrifice.

As the bill heads to the Senate and governors office for finalization, the two local state representatives will be raising the $600 needed to erect the sign.